10 DAWs For Electronic Music Creation
The DAW is the backbone of where most of the music creation happens.
We have laid out some of the most popular DAW’s used by producers today. Choosing the right DAW for you is a very difficult and in depth journey. The best way to really get a feel for what resonates with you is to try out the demos of each one. Try to make a few simple loops with each one and pay close attention to which work flow functions you seem to enjoy more. Do not let other users confuse you and tell you their DAW sounds better or is the better program. There is no best DAW, only the one that works best for you.
IMAGE-LINE FL STUDIO
Image-line FL Studio has been around for over 20 years and features a very unique pattern based approach to music production.
Featuring one of the fastest piano rolls around, excellent included devices, and lifetime free updates it’s no wonder why this is one of the most popular music production suites around.
ABLETON LIVE
Originally focuses as a live performance tool, Ableton live has evolved into one of the worlds leading music production platforms more over the years.
BITWIG STUDIO
The new guy on the block, Bitwig Studio has a very modern approach to music production creation.
Borrowing some of the best ideas from Ableton Live, and making them into something completely unique, Bitwig definitely has it’s own soul and a bright future. There is a very modular approach to the devices, and you can add unlimited modulators to your devices. For uses who like to build their own devices, and tweak things with incredble level of control, Bitwig might be the DAW for you.
STUDIO ONE
Another relatively newcomer to the scene. Studio One is quickly growing into an incredibly polished and solid DAW. Feautring some ground breaking features like integrated Melodyne, Excellent audio quantizing, and easy drag and drop interface Studio One has rapidly been gaining a huge userbase of professional studio engineers and producers.
CUBASE
One of the oldest on the scene, Cubase has the advantage of time and experience here. Adding new features years over years, this certainly is one of the most fully featured DAW’s around.
LOGIC
Logic is a MAC only application which has been around for a long time. With it’s excellent suite of included effects and instruments (including the exception Alchemy instrument), Logic is a favorite among many studio engineers and producers.
REASON
Probably one of the more unique offerings in the DAW realm, reason started as a virtual rack of analog instruments and effects complete with patching of cables.
Over the years it has blossomed into a fully featured DAW including many pro features such as pitch correction, guitar fx, time stretching and the much requested VST support.